Letter from Dinah Mulock Craik to Dorothy Craik, 9 January 1879

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               <salute>My darling child</salute>
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            <p>As nobody is yet up (!) – I will just spend the time in writing this line – to tell
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               again – She was so pleased with your letter – &amp; put it carefully away. You might
               write her another – just saying you are very sorry she is ill – &amp; then telling
               her what you are doing. She will be interested in it all. It would be something for
               you to do on Sunday my darling – &amp; it would please <persName
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               feeble – I had to sit behind her &amp; hold her like a baby while she drank her tea –
               And she can hardly speak for incessant coughing – but she is quite cheerful still – I
               made her laugh several times – telling her the fowl I brought her was killed on
               account of his bad temper – but that it wouldn't taste in eating him! – </p>
            <p><persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#MulockAlicia">Aunt Alicia</persName> looks very
               worn &amp; ill but is also cheerful under everything. – I hope to hear from kind
                  <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#MissOxlade">Miss Oxlade</persName> that all is
               well at home – shall be most thankful to be back again with my children – but it was
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               She &amp; <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#JollyArnold">Arnold</persName> were very
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            <p>I am so thankful <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#KeeneJohn">Keene</persName> did
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Letter from Dinah Mulock Craik to Dorothy Craik, 9 January 1879. Dinah Mulock Craik Karen Bourrier Dinah Mulock Craik: A Digital Archive University of Calgary Karen Bourrier Transcription February-March 2015 by Karen Bourrier Proofing of transcription June-July 2015 by Janice Parker TEI encoding by February-March 2015 by Karen Bourrier Proofing of TEI encoding June-July 2015 by Janice Parker Third proofing of TEI encoding June 2016 by Kailey Fukushima First digital edition in TEI, date: 15 August 2015. P5. Dinah Mulock Craik: A Digital Archive Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2014

Reproduced by courtesy of the University of California at Los Angeles.

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Dinah Mulock Craik: A Digital Archive University of California at Los Angeles Mulock Family Papers 846 Letter from Dinah Mulock Craik to Dorothy Craik, 9 January 1879.
Bath 8.36 A. M. Jan January 9th – 79 1879 My darling child

As nobody is yet up (!) – I will just spend the time in writing this line – to tell you Mama got all safe – travelling with Mrs. Paul Jolly & her baby – which cried a good part of the way. – dear Aunt Jane is very, very ill – I do not think you will ever see her again – She was so pleased with your letter – & put it carefully away. You might write her another – just saying you are very sorry she is ill – & then telling her what you are doing. She will be interested in it all. It would be something for you to do on Sunday my darling – & it would please Aunt Jane very much. – She is very feeble – I had to sit behind her & hold her like a baby while she drank her tea – And she can hardly speak for incessant coughing – but she is quite cheerful still – I made her laugh several times – telling her the fowl I brought her was killed on account of his bad temper – but that it wouldn't taste in eating him! –

Aunt Alicia looks very worn & ill but is also cheerful under everything. – I hope to hear from kind Miss Oxlade that all is well at home – shall be most thankful to be back again with my children – but it was right to come here. – My child will take care of both herself & Olive in her own sensible way – She knows exactly what Mama wishes – Light your fire to dress by – & no staying in your rooms without a fire. – It is snow today – looks beautiful from the drawing-room & dressing-room windows. Gertrude has been up & practising her music before breakfast! – She & Arnold were very sorry not to see you. – but you are better at home this cold weather. –

I am so thankful Keene did not go – or Mrs. Keene either – tell them so. It eases my mind amazingly. – God bless you – my darling child – you will some day take care of mama beautifully!

Ever your loving mother DMC

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Letter from Dinah Mulock Craik to Dorothy Craik, 9 January 1879. Dinah Mulock Craik Karen Bourrier Dinah Mulock Craik: A Digital Archive University of Calgary Karen Bourrier Transcription February-March 2015 by Karen Bourrier Proofing of transcription June-July 2015 by Janice Parker TEI encoding by February-March 2015 by Karen Bourrier Proofing of TEI encoding June-July 2015 by Janice Parker Third proofing of TEI encoding June 2016 by Kailey Fukushima First digital edition in TEI, date: 15 August 2015. P5. Dinah Mulock Craik: A Digital Archive Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2014

Reproduced by courtesy of the University of California at Los Angeles.

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Dinah Mulock Craik: A Digital Archive University of California at Los Angeles Mulock Family Papers 846 Letter from Dinah Mulock Craik to Dorothy Craik, 9 January 1879.
Bath 8.36 A. M. Jan January 9th – 79 1879 My darling child

As nobody is yet up (!) – I will just spend the time in writing this line – to tell you Mama got all safe – travelling with Mrs. Paul Jolly & her baby – which cried a good part of the way. – dear Aunt Jane is very, very ill – I do not think you will ever see her again – She was so pleased with your letter – & put it carefully away. You might write her another – just saying you are very sorry she is ill – & then telling her what you are doing. She will be interested in it all. It would be something for you to do on Sunday my darling – & it would please Aunt Jane very much. – She is very feeble – I had to sit behind her & hold her like a baby while she drank her tea – And she can hardly speak for incessant coughing – but she is quite cheerful still – I made her laugh several times – telling her the fowl I brought her was killed on account of his bad temper – but that it wouldn't taste in eating him! –

Aunt Alicia looks very worn & ill but is also cheerful under everything. – I hope to hear from kind Miss Oxlade that all is well at home – shall be most thankful to be back again with my children – but it was right to come here. – My child will take care of both herself & Olive in her own sensible way – She knows exactly what Mama wishes – Light your fire to dress by – & no staying in your rooms without a fire. – It is snow today – looks beautiful from the drawing-room & dressing-room windows. Gertrude has been up & practising her music before breakfast! – She & Arnold were very sorry not to see you. – but you are better at home this cold weather. –

I am so thankful Keene did not go – or Mrs. Keene either – tell them so. It eases my mind amazingly. – God bless you – my darling child – you will some day take care of mama beautifully!

Ever your loving mother DMC